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A new episode of Battle Bards is up! It’s Battle Bards vs. Battle for Azeroth — and only one victor will come out of this alive! Actually, the podcast trio is delighted to have another World of Warcraft expansion to explore and investigate. Will it be destined to obscurity as this x-pack apparently will be, or does the score rise above and beyond Blizzard’s design flaws? Find out in today’s show! LISTEN NOW Episode 135 show notes (show page, direct download) Intro (feat. “The Grand Bazaar,” “Drustvar,” and “Freehold”) “Pride of the Seas” “Crimson Forest” “Might of the Zandalar” “Zuldazar Zandalari Lament” “The Motherlode Dungeon” “Time and Tide” “Tiragarde Sound Tavern (Night)” Which one did we like best? Listener mail from Pedro Macedo Camacho (Composer, Star Citizen), Katriana, and Jinxed Thoughts Jukebox … [Read more...] about Battle Bards Episode 135: World of Warcraft: Battle for Azeroth

A new episode of Battle Bards is up! It’s beginning to sound a lot like Christmas! And, er, Halloween! Well, the Battle Bards were never much for subtlety, so you must excuse their efforts to sandwich two holidays — and their related MMO soundtracks — into one amazing yet confusing show. Whether you like to be spooked or Santa’d, this episode’s got the score for you! LISTEN NOW Episode 134 show notes (show page, direct download) Intro (feat. “Xmas Jazz Theme” from Lineage II, “White Christmas” from Ragnarok Online, and “Wistmead” from Lord of the Rings Online) “Halloween 2018” from Black Desert “Halloween” from Elsword “Ice Day for Penguins” from RuneScape “Jingle Bells” from Dragon Nest “Frostfell” from EverQuest II “Winter Wingding” from Glitch “Gotham Winter … [Read more...] about Battle Bards Episode 134: Halloween & Christmas

As the weeks go by, night by night I’ve been logging into World of Warcraft’s Battle for Azeroth and rotating through my three main characters (Hunter, Death Knight, Warlock), pushing each of them a little further when it comes their turn. It definitely has slowed me down overall and make goals like unlocking the allied races far off at this point, but I’m genuinely glad I’m doing it this way. I get a really nice variety night-to-night and I’m not here feeling anxious that I left my alts behind to rot. It’ll all pay off in the long run, but for now it’s just slow and measured. As much as I have really enjoyed the questing, stories, and areas of the expansion, I’ll freely admit that progression has been a big fat nothing on the way from 110 to 120. Many other bloggers have pointed out that there’s really no purpose or reward to leveling. You get stronger in stats, but so do the mobs thanks to scaling tech. There are no new skills or … [Read more...] about World of Warcraft: Leveling nonsense and story sense

A new episode of Battle Bards is up! With eagerness in their hearts, the Battle Bards rush toward another Guild Wars 2 soundtrack, ready to bask in the aural glory of this MMO that’s known for its incredible music. But hark! What is this Path of Fire? Join us for a listen through a soundtrack that one unnamed soundtrack reviewer has termed “bland and generic.” If that isn’t a back-of-the-box quote, we don’t know what is! LISTEN NOW Episode 123 show notes (show page, direct download) Intro (feat. “On the Banks of the Elon,” “Highland Hares,” and “Undead of Elona”) “Main Theme” “Sands of the Djinn” “The Bounty Hunter” “Legendary Ascent” “Pricklepath Hollow” “Welcome to Amnoon” “Sands of Chaos (Percussion Version)” Which one did we like best? Listener Notes: Minimalistway Jukebox Picks: “Main … [Read more...] about Battle Bards Episode 123: Guild Wars 2 – Path of Fire

A new episode of Battle Bards is up! In peaceful villages and bubbly burgs, you just know that there’s bound to be an abundance of happy music! Whenever the Battle Bards regroup to lick their wounds and drink the terrors away, they often find that happy town music is perfect to soothe jangled nerves and re-center one’s heroism. There’s plenty of those tunes in today’s episode, so recoup with them as they listen to the songs of the common folk. LISTEN NOW Episode 122 show notes (show page, direct download) Intro (feat. “Kamasylvia Town” from Black Desert, “Medieval Village” from Runes of Magic, and “Colhen Theme” from Vindictus) “Elysean Village” from Aion “Townston” from Dungeon Runners “Village Theme 3” from ArcheAge “Magmeld Town” from Lineage II “The Bells of Dale” from Lord of the Rings Online … [Read more...] about MMO Gamer Chick